William Sachtleben with his bicycle (R) in the forecourt on the western side of the Library of Hadrian standing next to a guard, conversing with a crowd attracted by his photographing activity. The Tsisdarakis Mosque (also known as Tzami Tzistaraki, and Mosque of the Lower Pazari, 18th century) is in the background (later the Mouseio Hellēnikēs Laikēs Technēs or Museum of Greek Folk Art).
William Sachtleben between 2 Humber bicycles (center), with Thomas Allen seated on a block of marble (R) and a Greek guard in a landscape strewn with column drums and other architectural debris in front of the south side of the Parthenon.
View of William Sachtleben with his Humber bicycle (L) and Thomas Allen with his bicycle, with Acropolis guards and others at the top of the steps of the Propylaea. Sachtleben and Allen are trying to gain access to the Acropolis. The Parthenon is visible in the background. The guard in the foreground is wearing traditional Greek dress including a white pleated foustanella, a white shirt with wide sleeves, and a fermeli (vest).
View of William Sachtleben (L) and Thomas Allen on bicycle, Greek guards in pleated white foustanella garments (center) and three others (background L) in front of the Parthenon, with large column drums (?) and other architectural debris in the foreground and scattered across the landscape.
William Sachtleben (R) and Thomas Allen riding their Humber bicycles within the north colonnade of the Parthenon with 2 Acropolis guards visible in the background.
View of William Sachtleben next to an Acropolis guard who is elevated on a truncated column with two Humber bicycles parked in front of them. Another guard is seated on a truncated column on the left, next to Thomas Allen and a third guard seated on a column resting on its side. Two of the guards are dressed in white pleated foustanella garments.
Photograph of Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben racing their Humber bicycles in front of the Parthenon (L) on the Acropolis as 2 seated Greek guards watch. The guards wear traditional dress including a white pleated foustanella and white socks.
Group portrait of William Sachtleben (3rd from L) with his Humber bicycle and an Acropolis guard, Thomas Allen with his bicycle and an Acropolis guard, and a 5th man on the L, posing on the spot where the statue of Athena Promachos once stood. The 2 guards wear traditional Greek dress including a white pleated foustanella. A panoramic view of Athens is visible in the background.
Photograph of Thomas Allen (L) and William Sachtleben conversing with a Greek guard on the Acropolis next to the Parthenon as another guard watches. Their Humber bicycles are parked next to them. The guards wear traditional dress including white pleated foustanella and white socks. A column drum is in the foreground.
